It wasn't long after they started to travel again that sounds from a nearby town reached their ears and set the scene of what was going on just up ahead.
"Let go of her! You're mistaken - she isn't of age!" A father shouted out in agony. His voice carried far, and the silence from those who lived in the village made it easier for the man's voice to travel pretty far.
Azier didn't have time to warn Yrsula first, so when he scooped her up into his arms he put his hand over her mouth to subdue the scream she almost let out. He perched them both up on a tree limb pretty high over the nearby town and only got closer little by little until they were just outside the village limits where the fire in the center of the square lit up the homes that surrounded it.
